John Burnett
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John Burnett NPR News Playing 'La Bamba' for an hour? Must be a Mexican fandango! John Burnett A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a time. NPR News Reflections on America's 250th birthday Susan Bence, John Burnett, Sofi Gratas, Deena Prichep, Maayan Silver, Ryan Warner, David Wright NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial. Lon
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Updated September 27, 2026 at 7:37 AM CDT VERACRUZ, Mexico — The historic city of Veracruz, facing the Gulf of Mexico, is so proud of its musical heritage that every hour on the hour, the bells in the clock tower in the central plaza play "La Bamba." It's not Ritchie Valens' rock 'n' roll hit from 1958. The original "La Bamba" has been played in this sultry, moldering port city for centuries. "It's our hymn," said one longtime musician. "La Bamba" is the most famous song of a regional genre call
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